Stuart TenHoor Legal Search

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Stuart TenHoor Legal Search primarily places law firm partners and practice groups with expertise in FDA; government contracts and construction law; healthcare; insurance coverage (policy-holder side); labor and employment and now cyber-security. We place associates with this expertise as well. For clients, we are either contingent or retained.

Stuart TenHoor, with 25+ years recruiting and placing attorneys, has excellent access to many law firms in these 6 practice areas. These long-term relationships enable us to better identify real opportunities and then obtain interviews for our candidates. We provide top quality candidates to our clients and advise them on best recruiting practices. We often already know many of the partners we recruit. Our mastery of these practice areas enables us to get results quickly.

Our professional purpose is to help every attorney we interact with better achieve his or her professional goals. Therefore, on the candidate side, we help shape a successful job search campaign. On the client side, we advise on how best to attract the right talent and then how to get preferred candidates to accept realistic job offers.

Stuart, who began his legal search practice in 1988, has written articles for both the print and online media regarding placement, job-finding and career issues. Our company has been a member of the Food & Drug Law Institute (FDLI) since 2009, and Stuart is on its Finance Committee. He is also a member of the ABA Public Contract law section. He has been an expert witness on attorney marketability and compensation issues in a federal district court and Stuart also offers fee-based career coaching.

Prior to 1988, Stuart was a Professional Staff Member with the US Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee and an associate with Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson & Hand (now DLA Piper). He graduated from Alma College (Alma, Michigan) and William and Mary law school. Stuart was awarded an NCAA post graduate scholarship for basketball while at Alma College. He has raised money for Special Olympics of Maryland ("polar bear plunge" devotee) for many years and enjoys long distance swimming and an active lifestyle.